CATALOGUE 


OF 


LITHOGRAPHS 


BY 


J.  McN.  WHISTLER 


1- 


EXHIBITED  AT 

THE  GROLIER  CLUB 

APRIL  4TH  TO  APRIL  2  7TH 
1907 


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CATALOGUE 


OF 


LITHOGRAPHS 


BY 


J.  McN.  WHISTLER 


EXHIBITED  AT 

THE  GROLIER  CLUB 

APRIL  4TH  TO  APRIL  2  7TH 
1907 


WHISTLER^S  LITHOGRAPHS 

The  art  of  James  McNeill  Whistler 
is  best  known  through  his  oil  paint- 
ings and  etchings,  but  he  made  use  of 
other  mediums;  namely,  water  color, 
pastel  and  lithography.  He  was  al- 
ways very  much  interested  in  techni- 
cal processes  and  when  he  took  up  the 
lithographer^s  stone  in  the  late  seven- 
ties he  tested  its  possibilities  with 
enthusiasm.  It  was  suited  to  his  taste 
and  to  his  resources  as  an  artist. 
When  he  made  a  drawing  he  thought 
more  of  terse  suggestion  than  of  the 
elaborate  definition  of  detail,  and  he 
found  that  in  lithography  he  could 
make  a  kind  of  drawing  expressing 
perfectly  his  ideas  of  substance  and 

ill 


NOTE 

atmosphere.  His  early  lithographs, 
like  some  of  the  most  famous  of  his 
early  etchings,  were  river  scenes  made 
along  the  Thames.  As  he  progressed 
in  the  study  of  the  medium  he  took  a 
wider  range  and  drew  on  the  stone, 
figures,  portraits,  scenes  in  cities,  and 
other  subjects,  all  of  which  will  be 
found  represented  in  this  exhibition. 
Whistler  enjoyed  making  experi- 
ments and  when  he  added  lithography 
to  his  accomplishments  he  did  not  take 
over  an  old  method  and  use  it  conven- 
tionally, but  endeavoured  to  find  out 
all  that  could  be  made  of  this  branch 
of  art,  and  to  be  as  individual  in  his 
employment  of  it  as  he  was  in  paint- 
ing or  in  etching.  Sometimes  he  used 
the  familiar  lithographer's  stone  of 
commerce.  On  other  occasions  he 
used  the  transfer  paper  which  is 
equally  well-known  to  artists.  Which- 
ever he  used  he  made  subservient  to 
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NOTE 

his  own  conception  of  lithography 
and  a  source  of  new  effects.  When 
he  began  to  make  Hthographs  they 
left  little  impression  upon  the  public, 
though  some  of  them  were  issued 
with  a  short-lived  magazine,  "Picca- 
dilly," which  circulated,  if  only  to  a 
limited  extent,  among  people  sup- 
posed to  care  for  such  things. 
Whether  he  was  discouraged  or  not, 
Whistler  confined  his  attention  for 
several  years  to  the  processes  by 
which  he  chiefly  won  his  fame;  but 
after  a  while  he  returned  to  the  stone 
and  henceforth,  down  to  within  five 
or  six  years  of  his  death,  he  used  it, 
off  and  on,  producing  a  considerable 
number  of  subjects. 

Collectors  began  to  appreciate  his 
work  and  lithographs  which,  when 
published  at  all,  had  fetched  a  small 
price  or  were  practically  neglected, 
were  gathered  into  portfolios  by  dis- 


NOTE 

cerning  amateurs.  To-day  Whist- 
ler's lithographs  are  growing  rare. 
For  this  reason,  as  well  as  for  the 
intrinsic  interest  of  the  works  it  con- 
tains, this  exhibition  is  offered  for 
public  consideration. 


VI 


CATALOGUE 


Digitized  by  the  Internet  Archive 

in  2007  with  funding  from 

IVIicrosoft  Corporation 


http://www.archive.org/details/catalogueoflithoOOgrolrich 


CATALOGUE 

The    ''  W  and  numbers  following  it,  refer  to 
Ways  Catalogue  of  Whistler  s  Lithographs 


1  Study  w.  I 

2  Study  w.  2 

3  Study  w.  3 

4  Limehouse  w.  4 

5  Nocturne  w.  5 

6  The  Toilet  w.  6  a 

7  Early  Morning.  First  State      w.  7a 

8  Early  Morning.  Second  State 

9  The  Broad  Bridge  w.  8 


CATALOGUE  OF 

lo  The  Tall  Bridge 

w.  9 

1 1  Gaiety  Stage  Door 

w.  10 

12  Victoria  Club 

W.  II 

13  Old  Battersea  Bridge 

W.  12 

14  Reading.    First  State 

w.  13a 

15  Reading.    Second  State 

16  The  Fan 

w.  14 

17  Study 

w.  15 

18  Entrance  Gate 

w.  16 

19  Churchyard 

w.  17 

20  Little  Court,  Cloth  Fair 

w.  18 

21  Lindsay  Row,  Chelsea 

w.  19 

22  Chelsea  Shops 

W.  20 

2:^  Drury  Lane  Rags 

W.  21 

24  Chelsea  Rags 

W.  22 

LITHOGRAPHS 


25  Courtyard,  Chelsea  Hospital  w.  23 

26  The  Farriers  w.  24 

27  The  Winged  Hat  w.  25 

28  Gants  de  Suede  w.  26 

29  The  Tyresmith  w.  2j 

30  Maunder's  Fish-shop,  Chelsea  w.  28 

31  The  Little  Nude  Model 

Reading  w.  29 

32  The  Dancing  Girl  w.  30 

33  Model  Draping  w.  31 

34  The  Horoscope  w.  32 

35  The  Novel.    Girl  Reading  w.  33 

36  Gatti's  w.  34 

37  Hotel  Colbert,  Windows  w.  35 

38  Cocks  and  Hens,  Hotel  Colbert  w.  36 

S 


CATALOGUE  OF 


39  Staircase  w.  37 

40  The  Garden  w.  38 

41  Vitre— The  Canal  w.  39 

42  The  Market  Place,  Vitre  w.  40 

43  Gabled  Roofs  w.  41 

44  The  Clock-makers,  Paimpol  w.  42 

45  The  Steps,  Luxembourg  w.  43 

46  Conversation  under  the  Statue, 

Luxembourg  Gardens  w.  44 

47  The  Pantheon,  from  the  Ter- 

race   of    the    Luxembourg 

Gardens  w.  45 

48  The  Draped  Figure  Seated  w.  46 

49  Nude  Model  Reclining  w.  47 

50  Nursemaids.    "Les  Bonnes  du 

Luxembourg"  w.  48 


LITHOGRAPHS 

51  The  Long  Balcony 

w.  49 

52  The  Little  Balcony 

w.  50 

53  Little  Draped  Figure 

Leaning 

w.  51 

54  The  Long  Gallery,  Louvre 

w.  52 

55  The  Whitesmiths,  Impasse  des 

Carmelites 

w.  53 

56  Tete-a-tete  in  the  Garden 

w.  54 

57  The  Terrace,  Luxembourg 

w.  55 

58  The  Little  Cafe  au  Bois 

w.  56 

59  Late  Picquet 

w.  57 

60  The  Laundress— La  Blanchis- 

seuse  de  la  Place  Dauphine  w.  58 

61  Rue  Furstenburg  w.  59 

62  Confidences  in  the  Garden  w.  60 

63  La  Jolie  New  Yorkaise  w.  61 

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CATALOGUE  OF 

64  La  Belle  Dame  Paresseuse 

w.  62 

65  La  Belle  Jardiniere 

W.63 

66  The  Duet 

w.  64 

67  The  Duet.    No.  2 

w.  65 

68  Stephane  Mallarme 

w.  66 

68a  The  Draped  Figure, 
Back  View 

w.  67 

69  La  Robe  Rouge 

w.  68 

70  La  Belle  Dame  Endormie 

w.  69 

71  La  Fruitiere  de  la  Rue  de  Cre- 
nelle 

w.  70 

y2  The  Sisters 

w.  71 

73  The  Forge.  Passage  du 
Dragon 

w.  y2 

74  The  Forge.    Passage  du 

Dragon.    First  State  w.  72  a 

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LITHOGRAPHS 

75  The  Smith.  Passage  du 

Dragon 

W.73 

76  The  Priest's  House,  Rouen 

w.  74 

'j'j  Portrait  of  Miss  Howells 

w.  75 

77a  The  Same,  with  variations  in 

the  work  w.  75  a 

77b  The  Same,  with  other  varia- 
tions w.  75  b 

78  Figure  Study  w.  ^(y 

79  Study  w.  yj 

80  The  Doctor  w.  78 

81  Walter  Sickert  w.  79 

82  Mother  and  Child.    No.  i  w.  80 

83  Back  of  the  Gaiety  Theatre  w.  81 

84  Girl  with  Bowl  w.  82 

85  The  Little  Doorway,  Lyme 

Regis  w.  83 

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CATALOGUE  OF 

86  The  Master  Smith 

w.  84 

87  The  Sunny  Smithy 

w.85 

88  The  Good  Shoe 

w.  86 

89  Father  and  Son 

w.  87 

90  The  Smith's  Yard 

w.  88 

91  The  Strong  Arm 

w.  89 

92  The  Blacksmith 

w.  90 

93  The  Brothers 

w.  91 

94  The  Fair 

w.  92 

95  John  Grove 

W.93 

96  The  Little  Steps,  Lyme  Regis  w.  94 

97  Study  of  a  Horse  w.  95 

98  Sunday— Lyme  Regis  w.  96 

99  Fifth  of  November  w.  97 
100  The  Old  Smith's  Story  w.  98 


ID 


LITHOGRAPHS 

loi  Figure  Study  in  Colours 

w. 

99 

102  Red  House,  Paimpol 

w. 

100 

103  Yellow  House,  Lannion 

w. 

lOI 

104  Mother  and  Child,  No.  2 

w. 

102 

105  Firelight 

w. 

103 

106  Firelight.  Joseph  Pennell. 

No.  I 

w. 

104 

107  Firelight.  Joseph  Pennell. 

No.  2  w.  105 

108  The  Barber's  Shop  in  the 

Mews  w.  106 

109  Study.    No.  I  w.  107 
no  Study.    No.  2  w.  108 

111  Kensington  Gardens  w.  109 

112  Little  Evelyn  w.  no 

113  Study.    Joseph  Pennell  w.  in 

II 


CATALOGUE 

:  OF 

114  The  Russian  Schube 

w. 

112 

115  Needlework 

w. 

113 

116  The  Manager's  Window, 
Gaiety  Theatre 

w. 

114 

117  Little  Dorothy 

w. 

115 

118  Portrait  Study 

w. 

116 

119  Portrait  Study 

w. 

117 

120  Savoy  Pigeons 

w. 

118 

121  Evening— Little  Waterloo 

Bridge  w.  119 

122  Charing  Cross  Railway  Bridge  w.  120 

123  Little  London  w.  121 

124  The  Siesta  w.  122 

125  Waterloo  Bridge  w.  123 

126  By  the  Balcony  w.  124 

127  The  Thames  w.  125 

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LITHOGRAPHS 


128  The  Thames.    First  State  w.  125  a 

1 28a  The  Same,  with  further  varia- 
tions 

129  St.  Anne's,  Soho 

130  Sketch  of  Mr.  Henley 

131  The  Butcher's  Dog 

132  St.  Giles-in-the-Fields 

133  Little  London  Model 

134  Study:  Maude  Seated 

135  Old  Battersea  Bridge.  No.  2      w.  132 

136  The  Fireplace  w.  133 

137  Mother  and  Child.    No.  3  w.  134 

138  Mother  and  Child.    No.  4  w.  135 

139  Mother  and  Child.    No.  5  w.  136 

140  Count  Robert  de  Montesquiou    w.  137 

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w. 

125b 

w. 

126 

w. 

127 

w. 

128 

w. 

129 

w. 

130 

w. 

131 

CATALOGUE  OF 


141  Count  Robert  de  Montesquiou, 

No.  2  w.  138 

142  Count  Robert  de  Montesquiou, 

No.  3  w.  139 

143  The  Garden  Porch  w.  140 

144  The  Man  with  a  Sickle  w.  141 

145  Portrait  of  Dr.  Whistler  w.  142 

146  Unfinished  Sketch  of  Lady 

Haden  w.  143 

147  Sketches  of  Miss  Philip  and 

Mr.  A.  Studd  w.  144 

148  Sketch  of  a  Blacksmith  w.  145 

149  Sketch,  Grand  Rue,  Dieppe        w.  146 

150  Afternoon  Tea  w.  147 

151  La  Danseuse.    A  Study  of  the 

Nude  w.  148 

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LITHOGRAPHS 

152  Portrait  Study.     Miss  Char- 
lotte R.  Williams 

w. 

149 

153  Stephane  Mallarme.  No.  2 

w. 

150 

154  The  Shoemaker 

w. 

151 

155  A  Lady  Seated 

w. 

152 

156  The  Medici  Collar 

w. 

153 

157  Nude  Model,  Standing 

w. 

154 

158  Draped  Figure,  Standing 

w. 

155 

159  Draped  Figure,  Reclining 

w. 

156 

160  Lady  and  Child 

w. 

157 

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